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Science Explorations are a collaboration between AMNH and Scholastic designed to promote science literacy among students in grades 3 through 10. The Soar with Bats: Night Fliers or the Sky exploration includes:

A documentary-style introduction that provides background knowledge about the 1,100 species of bats

Two Level 1 online activities for students in grades 3-6 (Bats Belong, Investigate)

Two Level 2 online activities for students in grades 6-10 (Bat Watch, Investigate)

Words to Know, a glossary of related terms

Bats Library, a collection of articles, captioned photos, short videos, and informative links

Backyard Science, off-line activities that challenge students to apply what they've learned

Putting It Together, advice and step-by-step tools to help students prepare research presentations

Completion Time

Approximately 1 period

Teacher Tip

A Teacher's Guide has been created for this Science Exploration. It includes suggestions for how to use the online investigation in your classroom along with topic-specific activities and extensions for students.

To access the guide, click the Teacher's Guide link in the bottom-right corner of the exploration, which will take you to: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/tguide/index.htm